Thoughtfully engaging yet theoretically sophisticated, Into the Fire reveals how disasters bring traditional patterns of gender relations to light and often serve as catalysts for social change.

Shelley Pacholok is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and History at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan.

Elaine Enarson, Founder, U.S. Gender and Disaster Resilience Alliance:
“Into the Fire is a very serious advance in contemporary research and theory that will be welcomed in gender studies and disaster studies. Shelley Pacholok establishes an excellent tone that draws the reader in close from the outset, and she maintains it even in tricky theoretical waters as the complex narrative unfolds.”

Amy Kaler, Department of Sociology and School of Public Health, University of Alberta:
“Into the Fire is a fascinating read and a major contribution to research. This excellent book provides strong arguments about differentiations in masculinity and the hierarchies assigned to different masculinities. It is also timely in picking up on discussions of doing, undoing, and redoing gender.”